Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

k'tiv

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: k'-tiv
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The written form of a word in a Hebrew text, when the form that is traditionally read aloud (k'rei) differs.

Example Sentences

"Furthermore, as the reader may know, the Hebrew text's k'tiv (written tradition) and k'rei (reading tradition) differ for occasional words; where this occurs, our edition first prints that word's k'tiv letters in small type, followed by the pointed k'rei letters in normal text type."

Etymology

From Hebrew כְּתִיב (“spelling”).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: כְּתִיב

Questions

What does k'tiv mean?: The written form of a word in a Hebrew text, when the form that is traditionally read aloud (k'rei) differs.
Where does k'tiv come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

How to pronounce k'tiv

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